Table 1:

Socio-demographic profile

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Socio-economic status	Below Poverty Line	24	82
	Above Poverty Line	05	18
Marital Status	Single	06	21
	Married	17	57
	Separated	04	14
	Divorced	01	04
	Widower	01	04
Living arrangement	Alone	02	07
	Family of Origin	18	62
	Family of Procreation	09	31
Domicile	Rural	06	21
	Semi-urban	02	07
	Urban	21	72
Family type	Nuclear	20	69
	Joint family	04	14
	Extended family	05	17
Other substances used	Tobacco	21	72
	Cannabis	05	17

Table 1 shows that the mean age of the persons who had suicidal ideation was 35.5 years (SD±6.6), and the mean years of education was nine(SD±4.4). More than half (57%) the respondents who had suicidal ideations were married, living with their family of origin (62%), 82% belonged to below poverty line,72% belonged to urban domicile, 69% of them were from nuclear families. Nearly half of them (41%) were unemployed. The mean age at initiation of alcohol use was 19 years. Most of them (59%) had past history of abstinent with the help of medication. The reason for relapse was interpersonal issues with family and financial problems (28%), followed by peer pressure and craving (17%). Most respondents (59%) were able to maintain abstinence for more than three months. Majority were using tobacco (72%) and reported suicidal ideation (62%).